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Lawsuit against IP agency over media monitoring system to be heard Sep.5

The Moscow Commercial Court has granted time for an expert appraisal, thus postponing its hearing of the DataCenter's complaint against the Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, IT and Mass Media until September 5. The company seeks to recover $115,000 from the agency for an online publications monitoring system.

17:37 27.08.2012

Appeal of YUKOS suspect's property seizure case to be heard in September

The Moscow City Court has rescheduled for September 1 its hearing of an appeal of the decision to lift the seizure of late YUKOS embezzlement case suspect Vasily Aleksanyan's property.

17:23 27.08.2012

CEO refutes claim of developing social media software for Russian intelligence

The company Iteranet is not developing a system to monitor social media sites, or any other mechanisms to promote information in the blogosphere, says CEO Igor Matskevich.

17:04 27.08.2012

Clothing company contests termination of $124 mln police uniform contract

Russian clothing company Shveyprom has challenged the Moscow Commercial Court's decision to terminate a public police uniform contract worth $124 million.

16:47 27.08.2012

Authorities destroy more than 750 slot machines seized in illegal casinos

The Federal Agency for State Property Management has destroyed over 750 slot machines seized from illegal casinos in six oblasts in August, the agency reported on Monday.

16:15 27.08.2012

Diamond producer suit against antimonopoly agency set for August 30

A commercial court has adjourned until August 30 its consideration of ALROSA's lawsuit to invalidate the Federal Antimonopoly Service's (FAS) holding that it violated competition law.

15:03 27.08.2012

Stena RoRo to collect $37.7 mln from shipyard as secondary creditor

The Thirteenth Commercial Appeals Court has upheld a lower court decision satisfying Swedish shipyard company Stena RoRo's complaint to recover $37.7 million from the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard after its primary creditors receive their debt payments.

14:41 27.08.2012

Inteco contests damages awarded against City of Moscow

The Inteco development company has appealed a $3 million award for damages after the Moscow government failed to perform a development contract.

13:56 27.08.2012

Arrest of May 6 riots suspect deemed lawful

On Monday, the Moscow City Court declared the arrest of Alexei Polikhovich lawful. Polikhovich is suspected of having participated in the violent protests held in downtown Moscow on May 6.

13:20 27.08.2012

Refusal of Baltika's Zatecky Gus trademark registration confirmed

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has left the ruling in force which deems the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks' (Rospatent) refusal to register the Zatecky Gus brand as lawful.

12:52 27.08.2012

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025